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Julian Bolling was the ‘King of Swimming’ in South Asia Source:Dailynews Julian Bolling, who had the distinction of representing Sri Lanka at three Olympic Games, was born in Colombo on June 19, 1966. He is the son of Tara Bolling, nee Tara De Saram, who represented Sri Lanka in swimming events at the 1958 Asian Games. Julian who took up swimming while at Royal College achieved great victories in the pool under the guidance of his mother. Julian first entered the international arena in 1979, when he participated in the Age Group Meet in India. At the 1982 New Delhi Asian Games, he gained the sixth place in the 400m and 1,500m freestyle events and the seventh place in the 400m individual medley in India. ...